Where did this money come from?
CFA franc
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
12 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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DocumentedQualified
This currency also received later contributions, distinguished below from its origins.
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Predecessor332 BC–259 BC
Attic drachma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contributionAD 296–AD 351
Egyptian silver drachma accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 794–1204
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Evidence periodLater contribution1100–1500
Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1864
Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accountingDocumentedPredecessor1795–1799
Livre tournoisDocumentedPredecessor1945
French francDocumentedPredecessor1868–1870
Spanish escudo —1864 account unitDocumentedPredecessor1969
Spanish pesetaDocumentedLater contribution1985
Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekweleDocumented · Later contributionThis currencyXAF
CFA francDates, conversion terms and evidence 12 connections
Livre tournois French franc
1795–1799Documented1.0125 Livre tournois = 1 French francThe tariff equates 1.0125 livres tournois with 1 franc. Preferred reported date: 25 germinal IV / 14 April 1796 (S16). S17 says 24 germinal. Day remains withheld pending the original act.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekwele CFA franc
1985DocumentedLater contribution or absorption4 Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekwele = 1 XAFEquatorial Guinea adopts CFA currency. Contemporary notice specifies 2 January; preferred over the 1 January date in later Bundesbank metadata.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Livre tournois
Evidence period: AD 794–1204QualifiedA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Egyptian silver drachma accounting Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting
Evidence period: AD 296–AD 351QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗French franc CFA franc
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Spanish peseta Equatorial Guinean peseta / ekwele
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Spanish escudo —1864 account unit Spanish peseta
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting Spanish escudo —1864 account unit
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accounting Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Evidence period: 1100–1500QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Attic drachma accounting Egyptian silver drachma accounting
Evidence period: 332 BC–259 BCQualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.